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Comet 253P/PANSTARRS
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Comet 253P/PANSTARRS is at Opposition (3.891 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 12th April 2015

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2015 04 10    13 28 24.1 -03 49 11   3.8923  4.8902   174.5     1.1  24.3
2015 04 11    13 27 47.8 -03 45 14   3.8912  4.8899   174.8     1.1  24.3
2015 04 12    13 27 11.4 -03 41 17   3.8905  4.8896   174.9     1.0  24.3
2015 04 13    13 26 34.9 -03 37 21   3.8901  4.8893   174.8     1.1  24.3
2015 04 14    13 25 58.5 -03 33 27   3.8900  4.8890   174.4     1.1  24.3
2015 04 15    13 25 22.0 -03 29 34   3.8902  4.8887   173.8     1.3  24.3
2015 04 16    13 24 45.6 -03 25 42   3.8908  4.8884   173.1     1.4  24.3
2015 04 17    13 24 09.3 -03 21 52   3.8916  4.8881   172.3     1.6  24.3
2015 04 18    13 23 33.0 -03 18 04   3.8928  4.8878   171.4     1.8  24.3
2015 04 19    13 22 56.8 -03 14 18   3.8942  4.8875   170.5     1.9  24.3
2015 04 20    13 22 20.8 -03 10 35   3.8960  4.8871   169.5     2.1  24.3
2015 04 21    13 21 44.9 -03 06 53   3.8981  4.8868   168.5     2.3  24.3
2015 04 22    13 21 09.2 -03 03 14   3.9005  4.8865   167.5     2.6  24.3
2015 04 23    13 20 33.8 -02 59 38   3.9032  4.8861   166.4     2.8  24.3
2015 04 24    13 19 58.5 -02 56 05   3.9062  4.8858   165.4     3.0  24.3
2015 04 25    13 19 23.6 -02 52 34   3.9095  4.8854   164.3     3.2  24.3
2015 04 26    13 18 48.9 -02 49 06   3.9131  4.8851   163.2     3.4  24.4
2015 04 27    13 18 14.5 -02 45 42   3.9170  4.8847   162.2     3.6  24.4
2015 04 28    13 17 40.4 -02 42 21   3.9212  4.8843   161.1     3.8  24.4
2015 04 29    13 17 06.7 -02 39 03   3.9257  4.8840   160.0     4.0  24.4
2015 04 30    13 16 33.3 -02 35 48   3.9304  4.8836   158.9     4.3  24.4


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Comet 253P/PANSTARRS is at Opposition (3.612 AU) on the 13th March 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 03 10    11 41 34.5 +04 59 42   3.6099  4.5994   174.6     1.2  23.9
2014 03 11    11 40 56.8 +05 04 19   3.6103  4.6012   175.6     1.0  23.9
2014 03 12    11 40 19.1 +05 08 55   3.6110  4.6029   176.4     0.8  23.9
2014 03 13    11 39 41.3 +05 13 31   3.6120  4.6047   177.0     0.6  23.9
2014 03 14    11 39 03.6 +05 18 05   3.6133  4.6064   177.2     0.6  23.9
2014 03 15    11 38 25.8 +05 22 38   3.6149  4.6082   177.0     0.7  23.9
2014 03 16    11 37 48.0 +05 27 10   3.6169  4.6099   176.3     0.8  23.9
2014 03 17    11 37 10.3 +05 31 41   3.6192  4.6116   175.5     1.0  23.9
2014 03 18    11 36 32.7 +05 36 10   3.6218  4.6133   174.5     1.2  23.9
2014 03 19    11 35 55.2 +05 40 37   3.6247  4.6150   173.5     1.4  23.9
2014 03 20    11 35 17.8 +05 45 02   3.6279  4.6168   172.4     1.6  23.9
2014 03 21    11 34 40.6 +05 49 24   3.6314  4.6185   171.3     1.9  23.9
2014 03 22    11 34 03.6 +05 53 45   3.6353  4.6202   170.2     2.1  23.9
2014 03 23    11 33 26.8 +05 58 03   3.6394  4.6218   169.1     2.3  24.0
2014 03 24    11 32 50.2 +06 02 18   3.6439  4.6235   168.0     2.6  24.0
2014 03 25    11 32 13.9 +06 06 30   3.6487  4.6252   166.8     2.8  24.0
2014 03 26    11 31 37.9 +06 10 40   3.6538  4.6269   165.7     3.1  24.0
2014 03 27    11 31 02.2 +06 14 46   3.6591  4.6286   164.6     3.3  24.0
2014 03 28    11 30 26.8 +06 18 49   3.6648  4.6302   163.4     3.5  24.0
2014 03 29    11 29 51.8 +06 22 48   3.6708  4.6319   162.3     3.8  24.0
2014 03 30    11 29 17.2 +06 26 44   3.6771  4.6335   161.2     4.0  24.0
2014 03 31    11 28 43.0 +06 30 36   3.6837  4.6352   160.0     4.2  24.0


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Update:
Comet P/2011 R2 (PANSTARRS) is at Perihelion (2.017 AU) on the 24th November, 2011.

 253P/PANSTARRS
Epoch 2011 Nov. 15.0 TT = JDT 2455880.5
T 2011 Nov. 24.1130 TT                                  MPC
q   2.039463             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1522926      Peri.  230.9986      +0.9498358      -0.3092016
a   3.472830       Node   146.9358      +0.3069125      +0.8926576
e   0.412737       Incl.    4.9390      +0.0601386      +0.3279585
P   6.47
From 255 observations 1998-2011, mean residual 0".5.


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RE: Comet P/2011 R2 (PANSTARRS)
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Comet P/2011 R2 (PANSTARRS) is at Perihelion (2.017 AU) on the 19th November, 2011.



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Comet 1998 RS22 (PANSTARRS)
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Comet P/2011 R2 = 1998 RS22 (PANSTARRS)

Orbital elements:
    P/2011 R2 = P/1998 RS22 (PANSTARRS)
Epoch 2011 Nov. 15.0 TT = JDT 2455880.5
T 2011 Nov. 24.11221 TT                                 MPC
q   2.0394621            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15229261     Peri.  230.99823     +0.94983723     -0.30919722
a   3.4728298      Node   146.93584     +0.30690840     +0.89265907
e   0.4127377      Incl.    4.93898     +0.06013705     +0.32795863
P   6.47
From 221 observations 1998 Sept. 14-2011 Oct. 15

MPEC 2011 - U02



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Comet P/2011 R2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.071 AU) on the 19th September, 2011.

Google Earth file: Comet P2011 R2 (PANSTARRS).kmz (18KB, kmz)

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase  Mag
2011 09 19    23 23 26.3 -08 15 19   1.1055  2.1048   171.8     3.9  17.9
2011 09 20    23 22 54.0 -08 22 12   1.1054  2.1030   170.7     4.4  17.9
2011 09 21    23 22 22.2 -08 29 00   1.1056  2.1013   169.7     4.9  17.9


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Ephemeris

 

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase  Mag
2011 09 07    23 29 51.7 -06 48 29   1.0896  2.0932   172.7     3.5  17.9
2011 09 08    23 29 21.1 -06 55 48   1.0868  2.0912   173.7     3.0  17.9
2011 09 09    23 28 50.0 -07 03 07   1.0842  2.0893   174.6     2.6  17.9
2011 09 10    23 28 18.5 -07 10 27   1.0819  2.0873   175.4     2.2  17.9
2011 09 11    23 27 46.5 -07 17 47   1.0798  2.0854   176.0     1.9  17.9
2011 09 12    23 27 14.3 -07 25 06   1.0779  2.0835   176.3     1.8  17.9
2011 09 13    23 26 41.8 -07 32 24   1.0763  2.0816   176.4     1.8  17.8
2011 09 14    23 26 09.2 -07 39 41   1.0749  2.0797   176.0     1.9  17.8
2011 09 15    23 25 36.4 -07 46 54   1.0737  2.0779   175.4     2.2  17.8
2011 09 16    23 25 03.6 -07 54 05   1.0728  2.0761   174.7     2.6  17.8
2011 09 17    23 24 30.8 -08 01 12   1.0721  2.0743   173.8     3.0  17.8
2011 09 18    23 23 58.2 -08 08 15   1.0716  2.0725   172.8     3.5  17.8
2011 09 19    23 23 25.7 -08 15 12   1.0714  2.0708   171.8     4.0  17.8
2011 09 20    23 22 53.5 -08 22 04   1.0714  2.0691   170.7     4.5  17.8
2011 09 21    23 22 21.6 -08 28 50   1.0716  2.0674   169.7     5.0  17.8
2011 09 22    23 21 50.1 -08 35 29   1.0720  2.0657   168.6     5.5  17.8
2011 09 23    23 21 19.0 -08 42 01   1.0727  2.0641   167.5     6.0  17.8
2011 09 24    23 20 48.6 -08 48 25   1.0736  2.0625   166.4     6.6  17.8
2011 09 25    23 20 18.7 -08 54 40   1.0748  2.0609   165.3     7.1  17.8
2011 09 26    23 19 49.5 -09 00 46   1.0761  2.0594   164.2     7.6  17.8
2011 09 27    23 19 21.2 -09 06 43   1.0777  2.0578   163.1     8.1  17.8
2011 09 28    23 18 53.6 -09 12 29   1.0795  2.0563   162.0     8.6  17.8
2011 09 29    23 18 27.0 -09 18 05   1.0815  2.0549   161.0     9.2  17.8
2011 09 30    23 18 01.4 -09 23 30   1.0838  2.0534   159.9     9.7  17.8
2011 10 01    23 17 36.8 -09 28 43   1.0863  2.0520   158.8    10.2  17.8
2011 10 02    23 17 13.3 -09 33 44   1.0889  2.0506   157.7    10.7  17.8
2011 10 03    23 16 51.1 -09 38 33   1.0918  2.0492   156.6    11.2  17.8
2011 10 04    23 16 30.0 -09 43 09   1.0949  2.0479   155.5    11.7  17.8
2011 10 05    23 16 10.2 -09 47 33   1.0982  2.0466   154.4    12.2  17.8
2011 10 06    23 15 51.8 -09 51 43   1.1017  2.0453   153.4    12.7  17.8
2011 10 07    23 15 34.7 -09 55 39   1.1054  2.0440   152.3    13.1  17.8
2011 10 08    23 15 19.0 -09 59 22   1.1092  2.0428   151.3    13.6  17.8
2011 10 09    23 15 04.8 -10 02 51   1.1133  2.0416   150.2    14.1  17.8
2011 10 10    23 14 52.1 -10 06 06   1.1176  2.0404   149.2    14.5  17.8
2011 10 11    23 14 40.9 -10 09 07   1.1220  2.0392   148.1    15.0  17.8
2011 10 12    23 14 31.3 -10 11 53   1.1267  2.0381   147.1    15.4  17.9


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Orbital elements:
    P/2011 R2 (PANSTARRS)
T 2011 Nov. 19.50946 TT                                 MPC
q   2.0165176            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15837895     Peri.  230.12353     +0.95702388     -0.28634175
a   3.3832785      Node   146.44212     +0.28494303     +0.89891325
e   0.4039753      Incl.    4.77083     +0.05396994     +0.33160726
P   6.22
From 43 observations 2011 Sept. 4-7.

MPEC 2011 - R24

Comet P/2011 R2 (PANSTARRS) was discovered on the 4th September, 2011, by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 19th November, 2011, at a distance of 2.0 AU from the Sun, and an orbital period of 6.2 years.



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